John Goldberg, Nintendo National ChampSouth Ozone Park resident John Goldberg wasn’t expecting much when he entered a gaming competition hosted by Nintendo at a Best Buy on Northern Boulevard in the spring. One of eight competitions he...

Darius Penikas, New Principal at Archbishop MolloyOn August 1, Darius Penikas will assume a new role in his professional life when he officially becomes the new Principal of Archbishop Molloy High School. Penikas feels his entire career path – whi...

Bishop Paul R. SanchezBishop Paul R. Sanchez is an important facet not only at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs parish and the Brooklyn and Queens Diocese, but also of the broader community. He is one of three auxiliary bishop...

Morgan Pielli, Co-creator/Relationsh*tFor Astoria resident Morgan Pielli, co-host of the comedy show Relationsh*t, which has garnered rave reviews since it opened last year, much of his recent success can be attributed back to relation...

Alex Cook, MuralistFor muralist Alex Cook, a native Bostonian who now divides his time between his home city and Brooklyn, New York City has always held a special place in his heart. “It feels like a place where you ...

Kyle Campbell, Eagle ScoutKyle Campbell, who has grown through the scouting ranks from Cub Scout to Boy Scout, recently completed his Eagle Scout Service Project. His project was to aid the homeless by providing The Bouleva...

Jorge Fanjul, Queens County Young DemsJorge Fanjul still remembers his very first meeting at the Queens County Young Democrats, the borough’s organization for the politically active between 16 and 36, some eight years ago. “I remember ...

Marsha Kellam, Division of Child ProtectionMarsha Kellam, Queens Borough Commissioner of the Division of Child Protection, was awarded the Sloan Public Service Award, which is considered the “Nobel Prize of city government.” Kellam was hono...

Lynne R. Roth, Senior VP for Development/CUMCFor Kew Gardens native Lynne R. Roth, recently named as senior vice president for development at Columbia University Medical Center, her first day on July 1 will be a homecoming of sorts. Roth bega...

Michael Liu, Flushing Town HallA mere few hours into his new position as Manager of Chinese Community Initiatives at Flushing Town Hall, which he assumed last Friday, Michael Liu says he already had a host of things on his plate...

Jenny Undercofler, Founder/Face the MusicNew York City student musician group Face the Music, along with the world famous San Francisco-based string quartet Kronos, are coming to Forest Hills next week when they kick off the fourth annual...

Dev Bondarin, Artistic Director/APACFor Dev Bondarin, artistic director for the Astoria Performing Arts Center, the opening of the Stephen Sondheim musical Merrily We Roll Along at the center this Thursday under her direction is a dr...

Dan Miner, Transition NYCWhile some of the country’s greatest minds and most tenacious politicians have toiled for years trying to curb climate change, a group of environmental activists are now looking across the pond, at...

Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom broke the women's 100m butterfly record on Sunday as Sun Yang and Katie Ledecky retained their 400m freestyle titles at the world championships. China's Sun, the reigning 400, 800 and 1500m world champion and record holder over the mile, clocked three minutes 42.58 seconds to win his final by more than a second as Britain's James Guy took silver. The Chinese giant is still nearly three seconds from Paul Biedermann's world record, set by the German in 2009 before neoprene suits were banned, and it remains his goal a year from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

TURNBERRY, Scotland (AP) — As Inbee Park hunted down Jin-Young Ko in the final stretch of the Women's British Open, it quickly became clear which South Korean was the rookie and which was the player about to add another chapter in golf's record book.

DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and four other GOP presidential candidates are at a luxury Southern California resort speaking to the billionaire Koch brothers and other conservative donors.